Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower with spots sharply lower on light weight feeder classes. Moderate demand for feeder classes with volatility in the futures market. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.47/cwt on 37 head, down $24.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 29 comparable sales and sits −19.42 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$373.47

▼ 24.65 vs prior sale

37 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$57.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.18

vs KY average

−47.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	379.62	2,046	30
Medium and Large 2	535	356.99	1,910	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	533	322.49	1,719	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.13/cwt here — about $327 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.26, low $340.38, median $392.89 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale37 hd

373.47

—

KY average26 barns · 1,655 hd

402.65

−29.18

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−47.49

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−19.42

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,806	180.69	3,264	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	162.17	2,608	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,234	148.92	1,838	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	115.85	1,224	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,340	185.00	2,479	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,358	$2,433	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,267	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,825	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$1,625	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,900	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 lots · USDA AMS · Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	569.78/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	481.91/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	330.74/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,219	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	392.02/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,019	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	348.17/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,204	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	314.97/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	425.42/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,987	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	401.60/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	509.01/cwt	475.00–535.00	1,675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	518.39/cwt	505.00–525.00	2,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	440.10/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,553	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	513.68/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	558.77/cwt	545.00–575.00	1,838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	505.02/cwt	480.00–540.00	2,369	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	376.45/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	418.53/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,151	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	568	428.72/cwt	427.50–435.00	2,435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	528	458.95/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,423	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	283	647.30/cwt	625.00–670.00	1,832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	643	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,476	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,479	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	121.07/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,172	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	167.29/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,802	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,404	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	131.61/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,491	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	166.19/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,122	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	112.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,253	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,330	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	149.12/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,916	3
Bulls	—	—	1,940	166.77/cwt	160.00–172.00	3,235	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,816	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	184.75/cwt	175.00–197.00	3,174	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,267.22/head	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,267	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,432.52/head	2,400.00–2,475.00	2,433	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	571.52/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	461.67/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,207	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	288.00/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,333	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	542.67/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	475.97/cwt	450.00–515.00	2,023	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	511.00/cwt	490.00–535.00	1,952	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	402.09/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,300	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	356.23/cwt	310.00–365.00	2,351	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	337.47/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	368.77/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,065	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	454.31/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,963	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	2

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Tue Mar 3, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 406Year ago 804

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 89Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	510.00	510.00
3	200–250	215	600.00	600.00
5	250–300	276	550.00–590.00	569.78
10	300–350	329	475.00–535.00	509.01
6	350–400	381	460.00–505.00	481.91
14	400–450	432	420.00–465.00	454.31
10	450–500	467	415.00–445.00	425.42
14	500–550	515	375.00–405.00	392.02
16	550–600	560	355.00–375.00	368.77
20	600–650	633	335.00–355.00	348.17
7	650–700	671	325.00–335.00	330.74
3	700–750	730	305.00–320.00	314.97
1	800–850	840	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	565.00	565.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	475	405.00	405.00
3	500–550	503	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	583	335.00–340.00	337.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	395	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	533	320.00–325.00	322.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	625.00	625.00
5	300–350	329	545.00–575.00	558.77
5	350–400	380	495.00–530.00	513.68
3	400–450	408	505.00–525.00	518.39
5	450–500	469	480.00–540.00	505.02
2	500–550	500	485.00	485.00
15	550–600	580	425.00–445.00	440.10
3	600–650	622	375.00–415.00	401.60
3	650–700	667	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	551	475.00	475.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	550.00	550.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	575	382.00	382.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	540.00–600.00	571.52
2	300–350	333	535.00–550.00	542.67
11	350–400	382	490.00–535.00	511.00
10	400–450	425	450.00–515.00	475.97
17	450–500	478	430.00–480.00	461.67
11	500–550	514	400.00–425.00	418.53
7	550–600	572	380.00–415.00	402.09
3	600–650	625	350.00–400.00	376.45
10	650–700	660	310.00–365.00	356.23
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
5	800–850	810	270.00–300.00	288.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	625.00–670.00	647.30
10	500–550	528	455.00–465.00	458.95
6	550–600	568	427.50–435.00	428.72
6	600–650	643	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	525	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	185.00	185.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	120.00–122.00	121.07
3	—	1,115	110.00–115.00	112.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,675	161.00–175.00	167.29
2	—	1,508	154.00–155.00	154.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,133	128.00–135.00	131.61
8	—	1,277	160.00–171.00	166.19
3	—	1,285	140.00–155.00	149.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,940	160.00–172.00	166.77
1	—	1,800	212.00	212.00
6	—	1,718	175.00–197.00	184.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,267.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,358	2,400.00–2,475.00	2,432.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,975.00	1,975.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,360	2,850.00	2,850.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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